Improvement in car-couplings



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@M w N N @www CHARLES MARKLEY,

PATENT OEEIGE.

0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAR-COUPLINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 105,470, dated July 19, 1870.

I, CHARLES MARKLEY, of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,

have invented a .new and Improved Car- Goupling, of which the following is a description:

-This invention relates tothe construction and arrangement of car-couplings which are designed to operate automatically, as will be 4 fully explained hereinafter.

` In the accompanying drawing, Figure lis a top view of improved draw-head attached to a car or locomotive with its automatic mechanism. Fig. 2 is a front or end View of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section. Fig. 4 is a side view. i

A represents the end of a car or locomotive; B, the draw-head or bumper, slotted longitudinally on either side of the mouth b. G C represent a pair ofjaws or hooked levers, piv- Voted within the slots b b. d d are togglearms, connecting the rear ends ot' the levers C C with a block, D, by means of a link, d. The said block is arranged vertically to slide forward and backward in a suitable recess, E,

. formed at the mouth ot' thefdraw-head. For

the purpose of guiding the block D, the recess E is grooved laterally to receive the anged sides thereof. I

F is a vertical lever, pivoted rat itslower end to the arm f, reaching downwardfrom the under side of the draw-head. Said lever is situated in a suitable vertical slot, g, formed in' the draw-head behind the toggles d d, and

' block D forward, the standard h strikes said block and pushes it back, and by this means closes the jaws aroundvthe said standard, in which position they are locked by the lever F being held in the notch gl. The jaws are opened by throwing the lever Fforward.

It will be understood that such a draw-head 'with the link. This is the proper arrange-l ment, inasmuch as the cars are not reversed; but the locomotive sometimes is, to provide for which the draw-head is journaled, as shown in the drawing, to the end ot' the locomotive, and to its rear end, and at a right angle with the draw-head, a link is attached, which may be employed, when necessary, instead of the draw-head. i I are vertical bolts attached to the end of the engine, which are intended to 'drop into suitablel notches in the draw-head and link to retain them rigidly in position. 'i is a cord connecting the bolts.v

Though the combined link and draw arc more properly adapted to the engine, they may, if necessary, be attached as well to the ends of a car, and the bolts z' arranged as described.

This coupling will suit any sized car. To suit the common draw-head, a link, j, maybe hung on the standard h', while the jaws will couple with a pair of links attached to the common draw-head, so that the outer link shall be vertical. l

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. vThe combination and arrangement, a specified, of the jaws C C, pivoted to the drawhead B, toggles d d, plate D, lever F, spring g2, slot g1, and draw-head B, when constructed to operate as described.

2. The combination of the draw-head B, provided with the jaws C4 C, toggles d d, plate D, and lever F with the link G, when said drawfllead and link are connected at their rear ends and arranged in relation to each other as set forth, and supported on a vertical pivot, forv -the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with the elements of the second claim, of the bolts I, arranged as and for the purpose speciiied. l

CHARLES MARKLEY.

Witnesses: y ANTHONY S. GoNNoLLY, o

JOSEPH-B. CoNNoLLY. 

